diff --git a/src/uu/dircolors/README.md b/src/uu/dircolors/README.md
index f4ec5d675..62944d490 100644
--- a/src/uu/dircolors/README.md
+++ b/src/uu/dircolors/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ dircolors -b > /PATH_TO_COREUTILS/tests/fixtures/dircolors/bash_def.expected
 dircolors -c > /PATH_TO_COREUTILS/tests/fixtures/dircolors/csh_def.expected
 ```
 
-Apply the patches to include more terminals that support colors:
-
-```shell
-git apply /PATH_TO_COREUTILS/src/uu/dircolors/alacritty-supports-colors.patch
-```
-
 Run the tests:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/src/uu/dircolors/alacritty-supports-colors.patch b/src/uu/dircolors/alacritty-supports-colors.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c6f022423..000000000
--- a/src/uu/dircolors/alacritty-supports-colors.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/tests/fixtures/dircolors/internal.expected b/tests/fixtures/dircolors/internal.expected
-index e151973f2..01dae4273 100644
---- a/tests/fixtures/dircolors/internal.expected
-+++ b/tests/fixtures/dircolors/internal.expected
-@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
- # restrict following config to systems with matching environment variables.
- COLORTERM ?*
- TERM Eterm
-+TERM alacritty*
- TERM ansi
- TERM *color*
- TERM con[0-9]*x[0-9]*